One Democrat who openly supports Florida law

Red States:

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... former Congresswoman and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard took to the Twitter machine earlier to not only express her support for the law but to also to note her surprise that the limiting of the instruction/discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity topics only applied to grades K-3.

Observing that most people were well aware at this point that “parental rights are under attack by the government all across this country,” Gabbard said, “We should all support the Parental Rights in Education bill that recently passed in Florida, which very simply bans government and government schools from indoctrinating ‘woke’ sexual values in or schools to a captive audience.”

“A captive audience” Gabbard noted, “that is by law required to attend.”

She went on to suggest that the law maybe should have gone even further.

“I gotta tell you I was shocked to learn it only protects kids from kindergarten until third grade,” she stated. “Third grade? What about 12th grade or not at all? Government has no place in personal lives. Government has no place in our bedrooms. Parents are the ones responsible for raising their kids and instilling in them a moral foundation, not the government.”

She then pivoted to where she believes the real focus in public education should be: Reading, writing, arithmetic, and history, where she says our schools are “failing” students.

“The reality that we are facing in our country is our schools are failing. Nationally, 34 percent of students are below basic reading level in the fourth grade. 25 percent of high school graduates are functionally illiterate,” she pointed out.
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She makes a good point that schools should not be used for indoctrination, but should be about education on basic subjects that prepare students for future training in job skills. 

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